Team India continued their domination over West Indies in the T20I series as they inflicted a 3-0 whitewash with a convincing 17-run victory in the final game at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Sunday (February 20).
Asked to bat first, the hosts posted 184/5 in their stipulated 20 overs. Suryakumar Yadav starred with the bat, scoring 65 off 31 balls while Venkatesh Iyer (35* off 19 balls) and Ishan Kishan (34) chipped in with handy contributions.
Roston Chase (1-23) was the stand-out bowler for the West Indies, claiming one wicket by conceding only 23 runs in his four overs. Jason Holder (1-29) and Hayden Walsh (1-30) also bowled economically and returned with one scalp each.
In reply, the visitors managed 167/9 in their allotted 20 overs. Nicholas Nooran was the lone warrior with the willow as he scored 61 off 47 balls while no other batter managed to touch the 30-run mark.
For India, Harshal Patel was the pick of the bowler, claiming three wickets by conceding 22 runs in his four overs while other seamers like Deepak Chahar (2-15), Shardul Thakur (2-33), and Venkatesh Iyer (2-23) also finished with impressive figures.
Cricket fraternity lauded the Indian cricket team for their dominating display in the last T20I to register a series sweep.
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